220
220
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
KQEH
tv
eye 220
favorite 0
quote 0
watch some of the best outtakes of miles' science stories on the rundown. and we round up the most important lessons we've learned about helping kids stay in school from our series, american graduate. all that and more is on our web site newshour.pbs.org. margaret? >> warner: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks among others. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
watch some of the best outtakes of miles' science stories on the rundown. and we round up the most important lessons we've learned about helping kids stay in school from our series, american graduate. all that and more is on our web site newshour.pbs.org. margaret? >> warner: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks among others. thank...
230
230
Jul 24, 2012
07/12
by
KRCB
tv
eye 230
favorite 0
quote 0
interest in science. sally ride was 61 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: penn state was hit with some of the toughest penalties in decades today for its role in the jerry sandusky scandal. it's a decision that could affect the university and its storied sports program for years. ray suarez has the story. >> football will never again be placed ahead of educating, nurturing and protecting young people. >> suarez: with that, n.c.a.a. president mark emert announced sweeping sanctions that albut leveled nn ste's fooall program for failing to stop a pedophile ex-coach. among the measures a $60 million fine, equivalent to one year's revenue from the football program and a four-year ban on bowl games plus five years' probation. in addition, the school will for fit $13 million in bowl revenues earned by other members of the big ten conference. penn state will also be cut from 85 scholarship players to 65 for four years. and the sanctions will cancel 112ins, going ba
interest in science. sally ride was 61 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: penn state was hit with some of the toughest penalties in decades today for its role in the jerry sandusky scandal. it's a decision that could affect the university and its storied sports program for years. ray suarez has the story. >> football will never again be placed ahead of educating, nurturing and protecting young people. >> suarez: with that,...
228
228
Nov 28, 2012
11/12
by
KQED
tv
eye 228
favorite 0
quote 0
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: washington's struggle to avoid going off the "fiscal cliff" resumed in earnest today. the president moved to draw on his reelection victory for new clout with congress. the goal: a sweeping deficit agreement to avert $650 billion in spending cuts and tax increases at the start of 2013. from the white house came word that president obama will try to build public pressure on congress to raise taxes on the wealthy and prevent tax hikes for everyone else. white house spokesman jay carney. >> well, the president believes very strongly that the american people matter in this debate. because this debate is about them. the question of whether or not taxes go up on 98% of american tax payers is a very important to ordinary americans. it is not just a mat
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: washington's struggle to avoid going off the "fiscal cliff" resumed in earnest today. the president moved to draw on his reelection...
137
137
Mar 31, 2012
03/12
by
KRCB
tv
eye 137
favorite 0
quote 0
study of political science was suspended after 1988. rising to meet this challenge is myanmar egress, a five-year-old skills training program. myanmar egress has been able to offer political science classes to students under the more innocuous title of social entrepreneurship. still, the content is surprisingly bold. >> ( translated ): something democracy can bring to burmese society is open public debate. what is open public debate? >> ( translated ): it means an open exchange of discussions and arguments. >> i want to work for my country as a policy maker. >> reporter: 27-year-old yin mon is aiming for a future as an economic researer. she and the other students here were eager to practice their english with me and share their optimism about changes in burma. >> it is not totally changed but this is a transition period. so it is starting to move our country. this is the first step, i think so. >> in the past, we have no chance to impress our feelings to the public. now, we can. >> we want democracy. now, we are starting the democracy
study of political science was suspended after 1988. rising to meet this challenge is myanmar egress, a five-year-old skills training program. myanmar egress has been able to offer political science classes to students under the more innocuous title of social entrepreneurship. still, the content is surprisingly bold. >> ( translated ): something democracy can bring to burmese society is open public debate. what is open public debate? >> ( translated ): it means an open exchange of...
215
215
Dec 7, 2012
12/12
by
KQED
tv
eye 215
favorite 0
quote 0
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: with 25 days left until the year-end fiscal cliff, and just 19 days until christmas, president obama warned lawmakers today not to add to the holiday pressures americans already feel, by letting the political stalemate drag on. but he also again insisted there would be no deal unless tax rates went up on the wealthy. >> the closer it gets to the brink, the more stressed we're going to be. >> woodruff: president obama made the short trip to northern virginia today to underline his plan to avert the fiscal cliff. at the home of what the white house called a typical middle class family, mr. obama said he's optimistic that agreement can be reached, but again drew a hard line for republicans in congress. >> everybody's is going to have to share in
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: with 25 days left until the year-end fiscal cliff, and just 19 days until christmas, president obama warned lawmakers today not to add to the...
200
200
Aug 16, 2012
08/12
by
KRCB
tv
eye 200
favorite 0
quote 0
and susan wolfenpwarger the analyst for the association of advancement of science. she's with its geospatial technology and human rights program. welcome to you both. scott edwards, beginning with you. why are you trying to accomplish here. what are you looking for? >> we had heard all of these reports in syrian media about a forth come tkeg icive battle and as we've done in the past and documented in the past we often have tdealith the fog of war when you're dealin dealing withl conflict situations and something incredibly valuable when you have high-risk security environments where it's difficult to get researchers on the ground to corroborate reports of human rights violations is to rely on essentially ways to circumvent those information blackouts, such as satellite imagery. so in the case of aleppo, we were very curious exactly what the state of play was with regard to military hardware, positions of particular units, pro-assad units and oth units, bothidesnd to take a baseline of what the city looked like in order to assess risk. >> warner: both sides have bee
and susan wolfenpwarger the analyst for the association of advancement of science. she's with its geospatial technology and human rights program. welcome to you both. scott edwards, beginning with you. why are you trying to accomplish here. what are you looking for? >> we had heard all of these reports in syrian media about a forth come tkeg icive battle and as we've done in the past and documented in the past we often have tdealith the fog of war when you're dealin dealing withl conflict...
223
223
Aug 7, 2012
08/12
by
KRCB
tv
eye 223
favorite 0
quote 0
find that on our science page. althat and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are 11 more. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at the big money coming in and being spent in the race for the white house. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was me possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer p
find that on our science page. althat and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are 11 more. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at the big money coming in and being spent in the race for the white house. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff:...
334
334
Jan 26, 2012
01/12
by
WMPT
tv
eye 334
favorite 0
quote 0
we spoke with a project leader for science thursday. on art beat, we talk to songwriter ryan tedder, who's up for two grammy awards this year, including producer of the year. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. >> warner: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with david brooks and e.j. dionne among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
we spoke with a project leader for science thursday. on art beat, we talk to songwriter ryan tedder, who's up for two grammy awards this year, including producer of the year. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. >> warner: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with david brooks and e.j. dionne among others. thank you and good night. major funding...
505
505
Apr 17, 2012
04/12
by
WETA
tv
eye 505
favorite 0
quote 0
a second shuttle, the endeavor will eventually make its home at the california science center in los angeles. and a third, aanlltiwis bewi displayed in the location where it all began at the kennedy space center. but with the shuttle's grounded for good, the future of u.s. space travel, whether private or public, remains uncertain. >> nasa pushed very hard under the obama administration to focus on giving the orbit over to small entities to try to make a business of it. nasa is currently involved in a project to build a... what they call a heavy lift rocket which could take the space agency some day to an asteroid or perhaps even on to mars. but a lot of people would look at the money spent on the commercial side and the money spent on this big, heavy-lift rocket and say that there's not enough budget for either program. >> ifill: in the meantime, the first space x-flight to the space station on a cargo run is slated for april 30. and for more on all this, we're joined by valerie neal, a curator at the smithsonian's national air and space museum. how has the shuttle program after all
a second shuttle, the endeavor will eventually make its home at the california science center in los angeles. and a third, aanlltiwis bewi displayed in the location where it all began at the kennedy space center. but with the shuttle's grounded for good, the future of u.s. space travel, whether private or public, remains uncertain. >> nasa pushed very hard under the obama administration to focus on giving the orbit over to small entities to try to make a business of it. nasa is currently...
332
332
Sep 8, 2012
09/12
by
KRCB
tv
eye 332
favorite 0
quote 0
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs statn fr viers like yo thank you. >> brown: the august employment report came in today, showing fewer than anticipated jobs created, and fewer americans still trying to find one. it was all fuel for the presidential campaign, with the conventions now over and 60 days to go until the election. for the president and his party, the celebrations at the democratic convention yielded to sobering new numbers on a still- struggling economy. u.s. employers did a 96,000 jobs in august, but that was well short of expectations. in addition, revised numbers showed 41,000 fewer jobs were created in june and july than first estimated. and the key manufacturing sector dropped 15,000 workers, the largest decline in two years. president obama left charlotte shortly after the report was released, traveling wi
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs statn fr viers like yo thank you. >> brown: the august employment report came in today, showing fewer than anticipated jobs created, and fewer americans still trying to find one. it...
219
219
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
WMPT
tv
eye 219
favorite 0
quote 0
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
169
169
Oct 4, 2012
10/12
by
WMPT
tv
eye 169
favorite 0
quote 0
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the first presidential debate is behind them, but the two sides went at it again today. republicans said their man took it to the president in the denver duel. the obama camp charged the truth got trampled in the process. >> la night i thought was a great opportunity for the american people to see two very different visions for the country. and -- (applause) -- and i think it was helpful to be able to describe those visions. i said the president's vision is trickle-down government and i don't think that's what america believes in. i see instead a prosperity that comes through freedom. >> reporter: romney's reception at the event was reinforced by instant polling that he won last night's encounter by more than 2-1. but at an obama rally in den
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the first presidential debate is behind them, but the two sides went at it again today. republicans said their man took it to the president in...
161
161
Jul 26, 2012
07/12
by
KRCB
tv
eye 161
favorite 0
quote 0
find the time lapse satellite images of greenland's ice melt on our science page. >> ifill: next, a midwestern city embraces art to help spark its economic comeback. "newshour" correspondent spencer michels has the story. >> reporter: when they lit off fireworks in detroit in late june-- a preview of the fourth of july-- detroiters flocked to the city's downtown riverfront. it was a reason to rejoice, in a city that hasn't had much good news of late. police were on the alert for possible gang violence, and the populace had been told that celebrations like these were too expensive and the city might not pay for them again. the crowd reflected the demographics of the city: a city that today is 82% african american, about 8% white, and 7% hispanic. it's a place where first whites, and then blacks, fled to the suburbs, where the population has dropped nearly two million people since 1950, to just 700,000. like the detroit river, where ships used to carry materials to ford plants, the city of detit has experienced major changes. after a serious decline in livability, residents now say the city has
find the time lapse satellite images of greenland's ice melt on our science page. >> ifill: next, a midwestern city embraces art to help spark its economic comeback. "newshour" correspondent spencer michels has the story. >> reporter: when they lit off fireworks in detroit in late june-- a preview of the fourth of july-- detroiters flocked to the city's downtown riverfront. it was a reason to rejoice, in a city that hasn't had much good news of late. police were on the...
116
116
Feb 21, 2012
02/12
by
KRCB
tv
eye 116
favorite 0
quote 0
," not climate science. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. on the newshour tonight, we explore the former pennsylvania senator's rise in the polls, and his past and present stands on key issues. >> brown: then, we get the latest on the uprising in syria, and thmounting humanitarian crisis there. >> warnerjudy woodruff talks with former senator and astronaut john glenn, 50 years after he became the first american to orbit the earth. >> brown: from india, fred de sam lazaro reports on the campaign to immunize children against a debilitating disease. >> as recently at 2009 there were 741 cases of polio in india, more than any other nation. by last year, 2011, the number had dwindled to one solitary case. >> warner: and we close with a presidents' day conversation. hari sreenivasan talks with historian richard norton smith about a new museum dedicated to abrahalincn. >> why is lincoln an icon that we see so much in pop culture today? >> he is just one of those figures who is syn
," not climate science. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> warner: and i'm margaret warner. on the newshour tonight, we explore the former pennsylvania senator's rise in the polls, and his past and present stands on key issues. >> brown: then, we get the latest on the uprising in syria, and thmounting humanitarian crisis there. >> warnerjudy woodruff talks with former senator and astronaut john glenn, 50 years after he became the first american to orbit the earth....
196
196
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
KQED
tv
eye 196
favorite 0
quote 0
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is "bbc world news america." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small bes
supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is "bbc world news america."...
183
183
Sep 12, 2012
09/12
by
KRCB
tv
eye 183
favorite 0
quote 0
now there's a push for more on science policy. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: a group called science debate posed 14 questions to the two campaigns, asking about climate change, energy, space, and food. find out how they graded responses from president obama and mitt romney. andn our making sense page, paul once again features the musical stylings of monetary minstrel jon shayne, the nashville investment manager whose stage name is merle his latest is an animated video called "fiscal cliff." americans are visiting the doctor less often. that's when health care premiums aren't rising much. that is on the rundown. all that and more on our website all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at new census numbers on the number of americans living in poverty. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided b
now there's a push for more on science policy. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: a group called science debate posed 14 questions to the two campaigns, asking about climate change, energy, space, and food. find out how they graded responses from president obama and mitt romney. andn our making sense page, paul once again features the musical stylings of monetary minstrel jon shayne, the nashville investment manager whose stage name is merle his latest is an animated video called...